It's the little things...

PRACTICING HIS PRESENCE

Last night after dinner we sat around the table taking a Type A/B assessment. I didn’t come out as Type A, but I did observe that activity, finishing things, and being busy is a big part of who I am. But the drive to produce can keep me focused on the work, not the Lord.

Walking with God requires pausing, even if briefly, to acknowledge His presence. I too often find myself asking, “what is next?” and moving on, and I miss out on appropriating his love or wisdom, or hearing what he might want to say to me. In a devotional last week, we talked about how to help take that pause, and I tried some things. When I walked to my next meeting, I prayed for the person I was walking to meet. It has helped to take just a few minutes to say, “Thank you Lord, that you are here with me, that your Spirit empowers me. Please guide me.”


I’m hoping I can make those pauses more frequent and more of a natural part of what I do each day. It’s kind of a small thing, but I think it can help me walk moment by moment with Him.

SMALL STEPS, BIG IMPACT

At Cru, over the years, I’ve seen that implementing a relatively small change can have a large impact on the effectiveness of the mission. For example, several years ago I was able to make the month of May the time when everyone would receive their annual feedback, instead of on a work anniversary date. It was a small thing, but the result was a huge improvement on staff getting feedback from their supervisors and reinforcing our Cru values of faith, growth, and fruitfulness.

I’m working on another project now, that if successful, could have a similar impact, and result in our ability to equip our staff much more effectively, more quickly, and for less money. It may not work, but we’d appreciate your prayers for this project and my ability to navigate organizationally to see a small change bring big impact to Cru. I’ll let you know if it works or not!

Thank you for your investment in all we do with Cru.  We are so grateful for your friendship.

In Him,

JUNE CELEBRATIONS

Aubrey and Catelin

Grandpa/Dad Billy, Macy, Aubrey, Dayna, and Barrett

In June we celebrate Catelin, Aubrey, and Cara's Birthday, plus Father's Day.  We did as much celebrating as we could last month!  We are glad Barrett's Dad lives so close!